Ignition device for gas burners



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Part of Patented Mar. 19, 1929.

UNITE!) STATES OFFICE,

CARL E. -METHUDY, OF ST. LOUIS, MIS SOURI, ASSIGNOR TO MET H'ULY AUTOMATIC LIGHTER COMPANY, OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, A COBPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

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Application m was 2 3, 192;. Serial No. 248,532.}

This invention relates to ignitiondevices for gas burners and an object is to provide improved means for locating and retaining the pilot light ignition unit in proper relationship-to the gas burners. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide' an improved pilot light unit possessing the advantageous features. of construction for obtaining thebeneficial results hereinafter 10' A outlined. I v r 7 Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being Inade'to the drawing in which i Fig. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the invention for igniting the burners of a gas stove wherein the pilot light device is a unit supported in proper relationship to the gas burners by features of the present inven tion.

the improved construction of the tube from the ignition device" and its connection with is also suppiiedwith' gas from the manifold 3 through a valve controlled pipe 6. The

burners 1 have their gas outlets through their upper side walls, and the burner 5 has its gas outlet through its lower wall and in these re;-

spects are of usual and familiar construction.

The pilot light device is of novel and improved construction comprising a pilot light casing 7 from which a series of tubular arms 8 open for serving the burners 1. An arm 9 opening from said casing 7 receives one end a tube 10 for serving the oven burner 5 and approximately diametrically opposite from c tube 9 the casin 7 is providedwith atubular arm 11. The 'd or cover of the' casing.

7 is shown as provided with. a series of vent v openings 12 and with a relatively large opening 13 above the plane of the openingto the tube '9 from said casing 7. v

I modify the usual construction of the burners 1 by; providing. an arm 1; on each of- I said burners andby providing a gas-outlet 15 in 'the sidewall of each burner opposite the 0' enend of the adjacent tube .8and esseneasing, with the result, the gas will 1g;

Fig. 2is a. detailed sectional view showing L nited anda pressure wavecreated in the tube 8 containln the gas. For connection of the tubes 8 wit the arms 14 I provide on each tube a downwardlyextending lug '16 engageable in a hole 17 in the-adjacent arm 14'.

I modify the construction of the. end'seof the tubes 8 from previous .a-rrangements by fold-3 and controlled by an appropriate valve 20. ,The pilot light unit device com rising the casing 7 and its united parts is rea ily detachable and with equal facility may be replaced without possibility of being misplaced, since it is necessary to engage the In s 16 in the holes 17 Thus, the tubes 8 are he (1 in proper relationship to' the burners and the gas outlets 15 from the burners. 1 The construction and arrangement may be parture from the nature and invention.

What I claim is:---?

principle of the 1. A device of the character described comprising a pilot light casing, and a tubular arm 1 formed integral therewith for supporting one variedimequivalent particulars without deside of said casing and directing a combus -tion pressure wave. 2. A devlce of the character described eomprising a pilot light casing, a tubular arm formedintegral therewith for supporting one side of said casing and directing a combus-r ti'on pressure wave, and meansfor attaching 4 said arm to a gas burner.

a A device or the character describedcomprising a pilot light caslng, a number of tubular arms mtegral with said casing and opening into the same for supporting said casing, and means forholdmg said arms in connection with gas burners.

4. The combination with a series of gas burners, and arms having r1 1d connection with and: extending. from sai burners, ofa

opening from said casing and'supported on said first named arms.

burners,'of.a flash pilot 1i ht casing, atube having rigid connection'with and extending pilot light casing, and a series of tubular arms the fgas'issuing from thehurner-will j 5;The combination with a series of gasentersaid tube Sandpaas to the pilot light from said casing toward one of said burners, and means for holding said tube in connection with said burner.

' 6. The combination with'a series of gas burners, and arms extending from said burners, of a flash pilot light casing, and-tubes having rigid connection with and extending from said casing and engaging said burners and thereby supporting said casing.

7. The combination with a series of gas burners having gas outlets through one wall thereof, and each having another gas outlet through a side wall, of a flash pilot light casing, tubular arms having rigid connection with and opening from said casing toward said last named outlets in the respective burnand means in connection with said arms for therefrom and having flaring openings at their outer ends, and means in connection with the outer ends of said arms for engaging gas burners.

CARL E. METHUDY. 

